{"title":"Streptococcal gangrene of the eyelids. Case reports.","authors":"Ó. Einarsson, M. Pers","doi":"10.1097/00006534-198809000-00056","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/00006534-198809000-00056","url":null,"abstract":"Following a brief review of the literature, three patients with fulminating periocular infections resulting in necrosis of the eyelids are reported on. The case histories demonstrate certain common features, different aetiological factors and diverse end results. The pathogenesis, microbiology and treatment are discussed.","PeriodicalId":76521,"journal":{"name":"Scandinavian journal of plastic and reconstructive surgery","volume":"20 3 1","pages":"331-5"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1988-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1097/00006534-198809000-00056","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"61528753","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effects of acetylsalicylic acid and naproxen on the mechanical and biochemical properties of intact skin in rats.","authors":"L. Solheim, H. Rönningen, E. Barth, N. Langeland","doi":"10.1097/00006534-198707000-00090","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/00006534-198707000-00090","url":null,"abstract":"Acetylsalicylic acid, ASA (150 mg/kg/12 h), and naproxen (20 mg/kg/12 h) were administered to young male rats for 9 and 18 days. The doses were set to provide serum concentrations comparable with anti-inflammatory steady state levels in humans. Mechanical tests were performed on skin from the back of the rats. The drugs did not affect the tensile strength of intact skin, nor were differences found in the dry weight or content and concentration of collagen in the skin. However, the rate of collagen synthesis decreased significantly during the study in the ASA treated rats. The naproxen, on the other hand, had no effect. The results may be interpreted as the ASA having an inhibitory effect both on the synthesis and degradation of collagen in skin.","PeriodicalId":76521,"journal":{"name":"Scandinavian journal of plastic and reconstructive surgery","volume":"71 1","pages":"161-3"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1987-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1097/00006534-198707000-00090","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"61528147","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Giant incisional hernias closed with polypropylene mesh.","authors":"H. Kjeldsen, B. Gregersen","doi":"10.1097/00006534-198707000-00065","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/00006534-198707000-00065","url":null,"abstract":"Giant incisional hernias are treated in many different ways involving risks and various degrees of mutilation. We prefer the use of polypropylene mesh (PPM) which is manufactured as Prolene or Marlex mesh. It is easy to handle, has great tensile strength and produces minimum tissue reaction. These qualities make PPM a good substitute for abdominal fascia and the procedure becomes simpler and less extensive than with the use of dermal grafts, flap transfers or other methods. This series consists of twenty-four patients. The results were good in 20 patients (85%). Recurrence of the hernia occurred in two patients (7.5%) and weakness of the abdominal muscles in two others.","PeriodicalId":76521,"journal":{"name":"Scandinavian journal of plastic and reconstructive surgery","volume":"20 1 1","pages":"119-21"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1987-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1097/00006534-198707000-00065","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"61528021","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Epidermal growth factor in the healing of corneal wounds, epidermal wounds and partial-thickness scalds. A controlled animal study.","authors":"G. Arturson","doi":"10.1097/00006534-198610000-00070","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/00006534-198610000-00070","url":null,"abstract":"The effects of the topical application and the intraperitoneal administration of epidermal growth factor (EGF) on the healing of epidermal wounds, and of partial-thickness scalds in rats and of corneal wounds in rabbits were evaluated. The parameters measured were the daily percentage body weight change, time to complete healing of the wounds, the evaporative water loss from the wound surface and the rate of new formation of epithelial cell layers on the epidermal and corneal wounds. Wounded animals treated with 0.9% NaCl were used as controls. After removal of the corneal epithelium the local application of EGF stimulated the regeneration process appreciably. No significant healing advantage from the treatment with EGF was observed, however, in epidermal wounds and partial-thickness scalds. The result does not warrant any clinical evaluation.","PeriodicalId":76521,"journal":{"name":"Scandinavian journal of plastic and reconstructive surgery","volume":"18 1 1","pages":"33-7"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1986-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1097/00006534-198610000-00070","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"61521527","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
B. Brandt, V. Breiting, L. Christensen, M. Nielsen, J. Thomsen
{"title":"Five years experience of breast augmentation using silicone gel prostheses with emphasis on capsule shrinkage.","authors":"B. Brandt, V. Breiting, L. Christensen, M. Nielsen, J. Thomsen","doi":"10.1097/00006534-198608000-00057","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/00006534-198608000-00057","url":null,"abstract":"The results of a five-year retrospective study on breast augmentation using silicone gel-filled prostheses are presented. A total of 115 breasts (45%) out of 254 developed capsules of type II-IV. The incidence in the hypoplasia group was 46%. The capsules were treated with closed and/or open capsulotomy. Biopsies showed fibrous capsules containing alcianophilic droplets, suggesting the presence of silicone in the tissue. The authors find the above incidences to be unacceptably high, and as the treatment is costly, we advocate a more restrictive approach towards operations for mammary hypoplasia.","PeriodicalId":76521,"journal":{"name":"Scandinavian journal of plastic and reconstructive surgery","volume":"18 3 1","pages":"311-6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1986-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1097/00006534-198608000-00057","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"61520605","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Two major burn cases.","authors":"J. Ebbehøj, M. Thomsen","doi":"10.1097/00006534-198602000-00088","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/00006534-198602000-00088","url":null,"abstract":"Case histories of two patients admitted to the Burns Unit in 1976 and 1982, with very extensive and very deep burns, are described. The philosophy behind the usual treatment plan of the Unit and the unorthodox ideas that had to be devised in order to treat the 2 patients are described.","PeriodicalId":76521,"journal":{"name":"Scandinavian journal of plastic and reconstructive surgery","volume":"18 1 1","pages":"101-5"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1986-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1097/00006534-198602000-00088","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"61518904","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Positive nitrogen balance in burn patients","authors":"P. Fogh‐Andersen, M. Thomsen, K. I. Sørensen","doi":"10.1097/00006534-198602000-00093","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/00006534-198602000-00093","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":76521,"journal":{"name":"Scandinavian journal of plastic and reconstructive surgery","volume":"42 1","pages":"349"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1986-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1097/00006534-198602000-00093","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"61518451","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Primary results following surgical treatment of pressure sores.","authors":"M Pers, K Snorrason, I M Nielsen","doi":"10.3109/02844318609006306","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3109/02844318609006306","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A review of 103 surgically closed pressure sores shows unsatisfactory results. Following a critical analysis of the various complications several alterations in the surgical treatment are suggested. The improvements include a more rational antibiotic treatment, two-stage operations, different flaps and the use of fibrin sealant.</p>","PeriodicalId":76521,"journal":{"name":"Scandinavian journal of plastic and reconstructive surgery","volume":"20 1","pages":"123-4"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1986-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.3109/02844318609006306","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"14614678","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Implants in the abdominal wall of the rat.","authors":"P Thomsen, L M Bjursten, L E Ericson","doi":"10.3109/02844318609006316","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3109/02844318609006316","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>An experimental model is presented that allows qualitative as well as quantitative studies of the soft tissue response to implant materials used in reconstructive surgery. Plugs of non-alloyed titanium and polymers (Teflon, Delrin) were inserted into the abdominal wall of rats, with a portion of the plug penetrating through the peritoneum into the abdominal cavity. The tissue reaction was evaluated by means of light and electron microscopy for up to 9 weeks after insertion. Titanium implants were in direct contact with the connective tissue without intervening inflammatory cells. The defect in the peritoneum was sealed by a close apposition of the mesothelial membrane to the titanium surface and no connective tissue surrounded the intra-peritoneal portion of the plug. In contrast, a fibrous capsule surrounded the intra-peritoneal portion of Teflon and Delrin implants. A reactive zone consisting of active macrophages and giant cells was present at the surface of these implants separating the implant from the surrounding fibrous capsule. This study shows that the tissue response at the interface to foreign materials can be studied using light and electron microscopic techniques and that profound differences in tissue response exist between different materials.</p>","PeriodicalId":76521,"journal":{"name":"Scandinavian journal of plastic and reconstructive surgery","volume":"20 2","pages":"173-82"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1986-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.3109/02844318609006316","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"14084268","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
G Lundborg, L B Dahlin, N Danielsen, A K Nachemson
{"title":"Tissue specificity in nerve regeneration.","authors":"G Lundborg, L B Dahlin, N Danielsen, A K Nachemson","doi":"10.3109/02844318609004486","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3109/02844318609004486","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In 1944 Weiss & Taylor presented experimental evidence against \"neurotropism\" in nerve regeneration. We used a silicone Y-chamber system to repeat some of those experiments. The proximal stump of transected rat sciatic nerve was introduced into the proximal inlet of the Y. One of the distal outlets was left empty, plugged or occupied by a tendon graft, the other outlet being occupied by a nerve graft. Analysis after 4 and 12 weeks showed in all cases a preferential or exclusive axonal growth towards the nerve piece. The results, indicating the existence of \"tissue specificity\", are contradictory to the results reported by Weiss & Taylor (30). The findings are discussed with respect to possible influence of humoral, cellular and molecular factors associated with the distal nerve stump as well as the matrix, formed between both nerve segments.</p>","PeriodicalId":76521,"journal":{"name":"Scandinavian journal of plastic and reconstructive surgery","volume":"20 3","pages":"279-83"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1986-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.3109/02844318609004486","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"14422145","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}